NGC6029 (Galaxy)
R/B-band color composite image from the Second Digitized Sky Survey (DSS2), measuring 10 arcminutes across.
From Cambridge , NGC6029 is visible in the morning sky, becoming accessible around 21:37, when it reaches an altitude of 21° above your eastern horizon. It will then reach its highest point in the sky at 02:23, 60° above your southern horizon. It will be lost to dawn twilight around 04:28, 49° above your south-western horizon.
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Name
NGC6029
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Object type
Galaxy
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Position
| Right ascension: | 16h01m [2] |
| Declination: | +12°34' [2] |
| Constellation: | Serpens Caput |
| Magnitude: | 15.75 (B) [2] 12.24 (J) [2] 11.62 (H) [2] 11.36 (K) [2] |
| Hubble type: | S0-a |
| Distance: | 166.0 Mpc 541.2 Mlyr [1] |
Derived quantities
| Absolute mag (V): | -20.35 |